Adjustable price fuel dispensing system

Abstract

An integrated customer reward processing system and fuel dispensing apparatus to allow a retailer to authorize fuel to be dispensed at a discounted unit price in accordance with a customer's achievement of predefined purchasing criteria. More particularly, a data processing system is provided that implements customer rewards and includes a database that creates and maintains records associated with customers that make purchases at an associated store. The reward system will track the customer purchases and compare them with a predefined criteria to determine when a fuel discount is to be provided.When a customer meets one of the predefined criteria, the reward system will authorize a fuel discount and provide the customer with a mechanism to obtain the fuel at a discounted unit price.

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